Gok Wan’s take on a Chinese New Year feast

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He grew up in a Chinese takeaway, but his father taught him authentic recipes that are perfect for Chinese New Year

When Gok Wan swapped bras and mascara for a wok last year, taking to our screens with his takeaway-owning father, he introduced us to some proper homecooked Chinese.

“When someone says to me they don’t like Chinese, I get it. I don’t want to eat sweet and sour and gloopy sauces,” he says. “This is proper, village, mountain food, my father’s recipes, and it’s simple.”

His favourite dish in the Wan family arsenal is prawn won ton with noodle soup: “My dad taught it to me, and every time I go home, he likes to reteach me.”